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The Biglaw Firm Hardest Hit By Russian Travel Ban

This is what happens when you have lots of attorneys with public service on their resumes.

Answer: Wilmer Cutler.

Wilmer appears to have the most lawyers—past and present—on the list: Preet Bharara, Brendan McGuire, Anjan Sahni and Robert Mueller appear as targets of Russia’s ire. Bharara recently joined Wilmer after an extended break from practicing law since he was fired by former President Donald Trump from the top job in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the the Southern District of New York. Sanji was at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for SDNY for over a decade before joining Wilmer in 2015. McGuire is also an SDNY alumni. He left Wilmer in December to join New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ team as chief counsel. Mueller—of the eponymous Mueller Report into allegations of Russian collusion with Trump in the 2020 election—is also on the list. After his time at the FBI, Mueller became a partner at Wilmer but retired earlier this year.

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